The Changeling
Channel: Apple TV+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairytale — until Emma mysteriously vanishes.
Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
Based on the award-winning novel.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person's Unit (MPU).
Each episode features a heart-pounding, life-or-death search for a missing person that runs alongside police officers Jason Grant (Scott Caan, Hawaii 5-0) and his ex-wife Nikki Batista's (Dania Ramirez, Devious Maids) series-long quest to find out the truth about their long-lost son.
Set in the MPU, headed by Nikki Batista who recruits her ex-husband Jason to work together, when Jason receives a possible proof of life photo that their own missing son Keith is very much alive, after disappearing six years earlier.
At the MPU, Grant and Batista work alongside a team of highly skilled individuals including Batista's current love interest Mike Sherman; Kemi Adebayo who is proficient in many languages, highly discerning of visual clues, and uses her know-how as a shaman to take a holistic approach to her job; and forensic anthropologist Chemingway, who is a master at reconstructing the faces of those who have disappeared.
Together, the team works to find the missing, abducted, or kidnapped, and help reunite them with their loved ones before it's too late.
In the series premiere, "Chloe": The MPU investigates the abduction of a young child, whose abduction is likely revenge related to her father's work.
A Time Called You
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: K-Drama
A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.
Jun-hee lives restlessly trying to recover from grief of her long-time lover, Yeon-jun, who died in a sudden accident a year ago.
She lives an empty life, feeling like Yeon-jun is still alive somewhere, when one day she receives a mysterious photo and a package from an anonymous person.
A photo of a girl who looks exactly like herself, a boy who looks exactly like Yeon-jun, and an unknown boy standing in front of the "27 Record Shop" and a package containing an old cassette player.
As she inserts the cassette tape into the player, Jun-hee magically travels in time from 2023 to 1998.
Meanwhile in 1998, Si-heon - who's smart, athletic and even got the looks - finds out that his best friend In-gyu has feelings for a girl working in 27 Record Shop, so he decides to help him.
The three quickly become friends but everything takes a toll after Min-ju's car accident.
Min-ju wakes up a few days after the car accident but something about her has changed.
Instead of her usual self of being quiet and shy, she surprises everyone by suddenly being very outgoing and sociable.
As a matter of fact, even Min-ju herself is startled by what's happening to her - same appearance but everything else - even the time had changed.
Jun-hee living in 2023 has woken up as Min-ju living in 1998.
What's more is that Si-heon, the boy she wakes up to see first, looks exactly like her long-time lover Yeon-jun, so she can't help but feel overjoyed and astounded.
Si-heon strangely starts to catch feelings for Min-ju who's suddenly 'changed'.
Meanwhile, In-gyu loses his place in the subtle atmosphere of the two.
As Jun-hee tries to unravel the mysteries of the time travel and put everything back in place, she finds out that Min-ju's incident was not an accident, but was intentionally targeted by someone and that Min-ju could soon die again.
Alaska: The Last Frontier 4
Channel: Discovery Family (DStv 136)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Docu-Reality
Many dream of it, but few ever actually set out to do it: leave everything behind, move to Alaska, and live off the land.
But that's exactly what the Kilcher family has been doing for generations, and they're back for a fourth season showing that a little love and a lot of perseverance go a long way.
This season the Kilchers face unexpected and daunting challenges due to a historically warm winter.
The Kilcher men join forces on an epic 30-mile mission over challenging terrain and dangerous melting glacial rivers to secure their hunting cabins at the Head of the Bay.
Eivin and Eve juggle the demands of parenting their infant son Findlay, the latest generation to be born on the homestead, and relentless preparations for another Alaskan winter.
Otto takes a novice team on the yearly cattle drive and tensions run high as the heat debilitates the herd.
Atz Lee encounters a disaster when he takes Jane takes on her first black bear hunt.
Atz Sr. defends the family's prized cattle herd against brown bear attacks, and Charlotte searches desperately for a missing newborn calf and its mother.
Another Kilcher returns to the homestead to reclaim a simpler life for his family, while the family mourns the loss of a beloved fellow homesteader.
Halloween Baking Championship 8
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Host John Henson is the caretaker of a haunted hotel and welcomes the competitors to an eight-week stay, unless their baked goods fail to impress the judges, in which case they will have to "check out".
Ten bakers pay tribute to 1980s classic slasher movies at Camp Devil's Food Lake, where there's a serial killer taking out bakers one by one.
The competitors tackle "cereal killer" pies and mega cakes to survive another week at camp.
Judges Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall and Zac Young determine which baker earns the title of Halloween Baking Champion and an all-expense trip to the 10 most haunted hotels in America.
Spy Ops
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Documentary Series
Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents.
Featuring interviews with real officials, officers and spies.
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Channel: S3
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Lifestyle
Take a look behind the scenes at some of the most extraordinary hotels across the globe - from the ultimate in luxury to jaw-dropping locations.
In the series premiere, "Marina Bay Sands, Singapore": Giles Coren and Monica Galetti join the 9,500-strong workforce in one of the world's biggest hotels - Singapore's Marina Bay Sands.
This epic hotel caters for one million guests every year, cost £3.5-billion to build and was created as part of a government plan to triple tourist income to Singapore within 10 years.
The jewel in its crown is the longest elevated infinity pool in the world, the size of three Olympic swimming pools.
As pool attendants, Giles and Monica discover the marathon laundry process that cleans tens of thousands of towels per day.
One of the most surprising places unearthed is its high-tech uniform store, which supplies 160,000 pieces of uniform with 600 different designs.
Giles and Monica explore extraordinary places beyond the lobby that the public never sees.
Giles smartens up and joins the butlers team, led by an ex-Singapore special forces officer, whilst Monica dives into the fray with the 600-strong catering team servicing 60 restaurants, ranging from Brazilian, Chinese and French to Japanese, learning the intricate art of dim sum creation.
Giles auditions for a role as a car valet in a Ferrari parked in the 20-square-kilometre car park, while Monica slaves over an eight-course tasting menu for 1,400 dinner guests.
They also spend time with their new co-workers at home, uncovering inspiring, heartwarming stories about their lives beyond the hotel walls.
Selling The OC 2
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Docu-Reality
A fresh set of realtors square off, competing to establish themselves at The Oppenheim Group's second office on the Orange County coast.
Will the pressure prove too much for these agents to handle?
Reputations, romances and relationships are on the line when the team returns for Season 2.
These young and hungry agents will risk everything while navigating a hot real estate market and even hotter rumours.